Hurricanes Helene and Milton Shelter Operations
City of Auburndale / Pinellas County
- Project Start: 10/2024
- Project End: 12/2024
Project Highlights
- ACDC provided shelter management staff to provide safe and secure shelter for displaced community members affected by the hurricane.
- Managed the supply of essential resources (e.g., food, water, medical supplies) to individuals as well as staff in the shelter.
- Ensured the shelters maintained operational continuity throughout the immediate response and early recovery stages.
- Coordinated with local authorities, NGOs, and other response agencies for effective collaboration and resource management.
Project Description
In response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, ACDC, alongside an industry partner, deployed experienced shelter management personnel to support emergency shelter operations in Auburndale and Pinellas, Florida. These teams played a pivotal role in safeguarding displaced residents by establishing and maintaining a secure, functional shelter environment.
ACDC staff ensured uninterrupted shelter operations during both the immediate response and early recovery periods. They coordinated closely with local government entities, nonprofit partners, and other response agencies to align efforts and optimize the delivery of services. Critical supplies, including food, potable water, and medical resources, were efficiently managed and distributed to meet the needs of both shelter occupants and response personnel.
Homeless and Migrant Shelter Operations
City of Denver, Colorado
- Project Start: 01/2024
- Project End: 02/2024
Project Highlights
- ACDC hired 32 bi-lingual shelter staff in 4 days
- 200 bed facility
- Developed a new status dashboard for data tracking and visualization
- Management of a migrant shelter co-sharing a site with a traditional homeless shelter during a record cold period in Denver
Project Description
ACDC, alongside an industry partner, manages and operates a migrant shelter for the City of Denver. The shelter is positioned in a city building in downtown Denver and has a maximum capacity of 200 beds. This shelter operations included coordination with several city and local non-profit agencies to provide case management, housing assistance, and job assistance to the shelter occupants.
NYC Migrant/Asylum Sheltering Operations
New York City Department of Emergency Management
- Project Start: 05/2023
- Project End: 08/2023
Project Highlights
- 1,300 rooms
- approximately 2,400 individuals (600 families)) housed
- Staff were prepared for on-boarding to this project within 48 hours of the initial request
Project Description
The NYC migrant shelter hotel ACDC is supporting has 1,300 rooms and the capacity to house up to 3,000 individuals. The hotel employs hundreds of staff to ensure safe, continuous 24/7 operations and has been operating as a migrant shelter for over 7 months.
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The shelter provides access to a variety of humanitarian resources and services, and it is designed to meet the immediate needs of the individuals (approximately 2,400 individuals (600 families)) housed as they adapt to unknown surroundings and strive for stability. ACDC had 20 staff on site alongside partner staff and 2 remote Supervisory team members.